The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday announced the launch of “five cross-jurisdictional strike forces” intended to reduce gun violence and disrupt firearms unlawfully trafficked into what the agency described as “key regions of the country.”
The strike force regions include New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, the San Francisco/Sacramento area, and Washington, D.C. According to the DOJ, the strike forces will be led by U.S. Attorneys “who will collaborate with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and with state and local law enforcement partners within their own jurisdiction (where firearms are used in crimes) as well as law enforcement partners in areas where illegally trafficked guns originate.”
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